The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-16

,r,nt truths. Jasper, New.
c" arrange and Jefferson safe.
'o" r,l,or OF The Waco Examiner.
mn. Tex, June 10, lesG l had
'I.o when | wrote you short lot
I'm here II few weeks ago that
na. going to stir up such q hornets
pptthc truth hurts aud the
..Hb. do rot like to hear it.
doy y friend gave me the Adj
,o read Dr.. Carrol's reply to
..,or and your editorial on t,
I.sich he glo,ts over 1t rs though ii
VIA WIZ hest egg he has found. had
~ .",ion of the Advance but u few
pc. md if | could recollect all of
hu. tons would like to answer
y ~ Jc'ailns they are propoundcd
pen local oltionists. However, |
" ~, one in which he asks, "Will
fcon. ,o 1elcat of prohibition sink our
~ '.to mir OF local option " or some
EGing to that eilec'. ,
h,mE onswer, acknowledge it will,
!" r"ore willing to let it go rather
ncontinue voting these sumptuary
4. upon others
90 and drew ii at local option. II
Nuestion of prohibition had been
Ione. local option would have
ID along smoothly and those who
o,ed it would have had it md
who didn't wouldn't. We are
.dnr afraid OF these continual usur-
4 s'on of our personal rights anG
~ zee where It will end. Yes, sir,
m Of the opinion that the agitation
,Si. matter will kill local option in
n, comfy and every county in the
..e where it has existed.
I, the first address | ever read of
h. Corroll's ne said, ait could readily
\, 0uceivcd how man could be n
k,.optionist and not a prohibitionist,
.Jdcc versa, and urged the friends
rohibition not TO ngltatc this
T,r. But it has agitajcd
cny that, but it ls agi-
Inc and di.rupting political parties.
turthcs. families and creating more
IiTl feeling and bitter discussion +,
han su elections that have occurred
kr ten ycar,.
I'm time the people were begin
ning 10 ihirk OF The history % the
pssi. Such religious lanaucism is
VI ut brought on the war and every
eyil that has afflicted our country.
Prohibition wi,luot stop the drink
ing OF whisky and the law VIII be
Violated. but / ain told by II prohib.
Thai all laws IRE violated and that IL
no reason we shouldn't pass it. II
tbs theory j., crrried out. why not
|prohibt the raising of hogs to keep
| rcn from stealing.
There il a law against horse steal
Log Take the shcrllfs department IN
The Galveston News and every day
'you Willsce horses advertised Us stolen.
liz we 20 on prohibiting, why they
IEil soon prohibit man from raising
Ssd selling every thing, because II
'Du't suit the fanatics who are lead
rg this issue.
Now, Mr.. Editor, am gong to tell
how something that, for the good name
Of the county. have heretofore he d
back. Local option does not and has
never prohibIted the sale OF intoNicat-
Ing LIQUORS in Jasper county. To-day,
anu for The past eighteen months,
compounds called Eclipse liittcrs,
lemon Ginger aud ltyo and Rock
have been sold in the towns of Jasper
Nd Berilport, and men have been seen
|ft qucnty drunk on the streets OF
|!hese towns from drinRing it, and
There is not man in the town
la Jasper will deny the fact. |
kn sorry that such is the case, but
hese compounds can aud VII be sold
brlcr prohibition e. they are under
bal option, and the great evil OF
Ftisky, rs the pros coll 1t, will go on.
)ldmit that great deal OF good has
Zen done by having local option in
e county, but rs for saying 1t pro
vbits, that is all bosh, and not fair
lndod man in the county will say SO.
liz the prohibitiouist3 would argue
Ne true question of right or wrong
VI the proposed amendment pco, IT.
Iu,d and would soon decide. But
u can't get anything out of them
HlA INV Nv lNN vi W tlir w Z nv hION
khtu used to excess it is an evil, bnt
)t any greater than morphine
Opium or anything else used to eN-
|cess.
| Now, in my humble opinion, if the
preachers, whom look On as follow
M the highest calling on earth
wouAusc malt as much eloqueuco in
pcsc6ng Temperance in everything
az they arc in taking oil the robes OF
iehgion aud getting down into poi.
nc di'ruptiug political parties, har-
nS'Ing the whole country with q
question in which both sides ciu get
rg,Hmcnt out Of the Bible, they would
vyc uolng a great deal moro good loI
mtlF country Ard their God.
repeat mat Jasper, Newton, or
lge ui.J ll.rs'u will 90 anti large
,urs truly
+. j. KELLIE.